src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/buildeventstream/BuildEventWithOrderConstraint.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.buildeventstream;

import java.util.Collection;

/** Interface for {@link BuildEvent}s with order constraints. */
public interface BuildEventWithOrderConstraint extends BuildEvent {
  /**
   * Specify events that need to come first.
   *
   * <p>Specify events by their {@link BuildEventId} that need to be posted on the build event
   * stream before this event. In doing so, the event promises that the events to be waited for are
   * already generated, so that the event does not have to be buffered for an extended time.
   */
  Collection<BuildEventId> postedAfter();
}